Ch-1 Page No 5: Q. 1: The story we shall read is set in the future, when books and schools as we now know them will perhaps not exist. How will children study then? The diagram below may give you some ideas. Ch-1 Q. 1: In pairs, discuss three things that you like the best about your school and three things about your school that you would like to change. Write them down. Ch-1 Q. 1: Have you ever read words on the television (or computer) screen? Can you imagine a time when all books will be on computers, and there will be no books printed on paper? Would you like such books better? Ch-1 Page No 10: Q. 1: (Activity) Calculate how many years and months ahead from now Margie’s diary entry is. Ch-1 Q. 2: Answer the following with reference to the story. Q. 1. “I wouldn’t throw it away.” Ch-1 Q. 2. “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.” Ch-1 Q. 3: Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words). Q. 3.1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have? Ch-1 Q. 3.2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector? Ch-1 Q. 3.3. What did he do? Ch-1 Q. 3.4. Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the Country Inspector do to help her? Ch-1 Q. 3.5. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher? Ch-1 Q. 3.6. Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why? Ch-1 Q. 3.7. How does Tommy describe the old kind of school? Ch-1 Q. 3.8. How does he describe the old kind of teachers?